Germans were hoping that Ukraine will fall and they can go on doing business with Russia. Right after 2014 annexation of Crimea they decided to build Nord Stream 2. And they were laughing when USA, Poland, Baltics and Ukraine were telling them that they need to diversify.

It's quite possible that without German appeasement of Putin this 2022 invasion would have not even happen.

France and Germany blocked Ukraine NATO membership.

Some of German leaders still hope to go to business like usual like Volkswagen CEO.

Germans still keep on saying that nobody could have foreseen this war.

Well, in 2008, 14 years ago, Polish president in Tbilisi during the Russian invasion of Georgia:

> We know very well. Today Georgia, tomorrow Ukraine, the day after tomorrow – the Baltic States and later, perhaps, time will come for my country, Poland.